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Stocks Point to Higher Start

Stocks are likely to climb at the open Thursday, with Dell's chief executive change and Google results in focus as traders await a batch of economic reports.

About two hours before the start of trading, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures had risen 24 to 12684. The S&P 500 futures added 1.8 to 1444.8, and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 3.75 to 1806.25. Changes in futures do not always accurately predict early market moves after the...